Plants, Roots, and Bulbs 



Please read these instructions before ordering Plants, Roots, and 

 Bulbs, and be sure to give shipping date on the order sheet. 



TIME OF SHIPMENT. -All plants, whether the stock is 

 seasonable or not, are forwarded as soon after receipt of the order 

 as possible. Many of our customers who have facilities for their 

 care purposely order plants out of season so as to have them on 

 hand when planting conditions are favorable. As we do not know 

 whether you have such facilities, you should specify on the order 

 when you want shipment made, if you do not wish them at once. 



RESERVATION OP PLANTS FOR PLANTING 

 TIME. — While we try as far as possible to reserve plants on 

 orders placed in advance, to be sent at planting time, it must be 

 borne in mind that plants are highly perishable and cannot be 

 packed and stored for future shipment like most other kinds of 

 merchandise. Weather conditions frequently interfere with mak- 

 ing such reservations at the time the order is received and when 

 spring opens there is usually such a congestion of orders for 

 immediate shipment that it is impossible to make reservations. 

 Customers may rely on us doing our utmost in making reserva- 

 tions, but if we fail we assume no responsibility and all advance 

 orders are accepted on these conditions only. 



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. — We guarantee the 

 safe arrival of all goods sent by express or mail to points within 

 the U. S. proper. If a package sent by express or mail is injured or 

 lost we will replace it as soon as informed of the fact. Goods sent 

 in any other way travel at purchaser's risk. Claims for damages 

 must be made on receipt of goods. We do not hold ourselves re- 

 sponsible for failure after delivery of the goods in good condition. 



SHIPMENT BY STEAMBOAT. -Fast lines of steamboats 

 connect Philadelphia with Baltimore, Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, 

 and Savannah. This forms a convenient, cheap, and safe method 

 of transportation, except during severely cold weather. ■ • 



PLANTS BY RAILROAD FREIGHT. -Shrubs, Hedge 

 Plants, and other dormant stock can be forwarded safely by fast 

 freight lines, even to distant points. 



PACKING.— We make no charge for boxes or packing on 

 Express, Freight, or steamboat shipments. The extra labor of 

 packing Parcel Post shipments is included in the additional 5, 10, 

 and 15 per cent, cost as noted below. 



HOW WE SHIP. - All Plants, Roots, and Bulbs are forwarded 

 by Express, purchaser paying charges. For those of our customers 

 who prefer to receive their goods by Parcel Post, we will be pleased 

 to forward in this manner such Plants, Roots, and Bulbs as can be 

 sent in this way at the following additional cost, to cover postage 

 and special packing, which must be added to the value of each 

 order for Plants, Roots, or Bulbs: 



5 per cent, additional to the following States: 



Connecticut, 

 Delaware, 



District of Columbia, 



Maryland, 



Massachusetts, 



New Hampshire, 

 New Jersey, 

 New York, 

 Pennsylvania, 



Rhode Island, 

 Vermont, 

 Virginia, 

 West Virginia. 



10 per cent, additional to the following States: 



Alabama, Louisiana, North Dakota, 



Arkansas, Maine, Ohio, 



Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, 



Georgia, Minnesota, South Carolina, 



Illinois, Mississippi, South Dakota, 



Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, 



Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, 



Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin. 

 Kentucky, 



15 per cent, additional to the following States: 



Arizona, Montana, Utah, 



California, Nevada, Washington, 



Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming. 



Idaho, Oregon, 



We recommend our customers to have their orders forwarded 

 by express, as our experience shows that this method is usually 

 the most satisfactory, except on small packages. 



New and Rare Plants, Roots, and Bulbs 



In order to keep together the various classes of plants 

 offered on pages 114 to 200 we have not provided special 

 novelty pages. Therefore a word or two, here, about the 

 new and rare plants, roots, and bulbs that are offered this 

 year will help our gardening friends in selecting the 

 new things. 



Among the Shrubs and Hardy Climbers are the three 

 pictured in color and described on page 115. They are: 

 Vitex macrophylla — The Rare Large-Leaved Chaste Tree; 

 Buddleia He de France — The New Butterfly Bush; and 

 Lonicera sempervivum magniflca — The Brilliant 

 New Everblooming Honeysuckle. And on the following 

 page we show the new berry-bearing shrub, Pyracantha 

 COCCinea Lalandi, popularly known as Firelhorn or 

 Evergreen Thorn. Its beautiful brilliant orange-red berries 

 are exceedingly showy and last throughout the winter. 



While talking about berried shrubs, we wish to call your 

 special attention to page 121 where we give a list of 

 "Lovely Berry-Bearing Shrubs" marked to show 

 which ones are liked by one or more kinds of birds. These 

 shrubs are highly valued by many gardeners for their 

 showy appearance as well. 



In addition to giving a wide assortment of the best 

 Coniferous Evergreens on page 125, we have grouped 

 together the Hardy Evergreen Flowering Shrubs 



(pages 123 and 124) as they represent a distinct class by 

 themselves. Garden lovers everywhere are showing a 

 great interest in these for they are attractive at all seasons. 



Many fine new and rare things have been added to the 

 list of Perennial Plants and those which we consider of 

 outstanding value have been emphasized by framing them 

 with a border. But we wish to call your special attention to 

 the New Giant Single Chrysanthemums— Dreer 

 Originations — which are described and pictured on pages 

 132 and 133. They have been priced so reasonably that 

 every gardener should include a full set of them in his 

 garden. 



Mrs. J. D. Eisele, "The Perfumed Rose," is 



shown in color on page 167. Every Rose lover will want 

 to add this wonderful new variety to his garden this year. 

 The new Dahlia varieties are given on pages 176 and 

 177; Gladioli on page 182; new Montbretias page 

 186; and the now so popular Succulents on page 197. 



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